Four Questions 'Euphoria' Fans Have About Lexi's 'Unethical' Play

The second season of Euphoria has officially come to end as the last episode aired Sunday (February 27th). The 3rd season has been confirmed by HBO but does not yet have a release date.

The final two episodes of the hit drama series consisted of a play that was written by Lexi (Maude Apatow) which put her friends and family in the spotlight, displaying their traumatic experiences in front of the school — and fans have mixed feelings about it.

A viral post on the Euphoria Reddit forum, written by u/Soumya619, discussed why Lexi's play is "unethical," leading to many comments on their post. Many had questions on how certain events made it into the play.

Why did Lexi include Cassie's carousel scene?

In season 1 episode 4, Cassie's (Sydney Sweeney) sexual activity while on a carousel came front and center. In the season finale, the fake Cassie, or "Hallie," showcased herself on the horse during the play, which outraged and humiliated Cassie, causing a fight to break out on stage between the two sisters.

u/KSredneck6 wrote, "Pretty sure it was for comedic value for us the audience. Makes zero sense narrative wise."

"This was the only point during the play where I felt like she crossed the line. A good chunk of the school knew about that so it wouldn't take much for people to put two and two together," u/another-altaccount added.

U/crazycoffeebird agreed saying,"yeah like how did that situation relate to lexi at all and how could lexi not imagine cassie getting upset or even hurt by that."

"I really think that was so f***ed up. I would never talk to my sister again if she aired out my most embarrassing/traumatizing moments on a stage to everyone at my school," u/tinynoodles420 admitted.

Would Fezco have different opinions on Lexi's play if he knew what it was about?

Lexi and Fezco (Angus Cloud) first met in season 2 episode 1 and became really close after that night. They had many scenes talking on the phone about various topics, including her play.

"Fez: sometimes people need their feelings hurt. He didn't know the context," u/quickbrownfox86 wrote.

U/bdoubleds agreed, "Ya she ran with that sh*t but if she told fez she was going to air Rue's most traumatic moments not sure he would agree."

"I think if she actually told him what it would contain he would have had the good sense to tell her to cover her own ass a bit more," u/bettybabadook said.

Did the gym scene go too far?

"Jake" which many presumed to be Nate (Jacob Elordi) was featured in a scene in the gym that many said was homophobic.

"However in the case of Nate, he definitely deserved to be skewered," u/AceTygraQueen.

"I disagree, even that we know that Nate has done horrible sh*t (Which Lexi doesn't know most of them), exposing people problems and trauma in a play isn't the way to go, and it's just worst that the way that Nate was exposed," u/RoySoma69420 replied.

"i mean, making a musical about Nate being gay, that's indeed very homophobic in my opinion, because Lexi is making fun of how Nate is probably gay and he won't express it or admit it, Nate being a terrible human being doesn't give Lexi the right to be homophobic."

Was Lexi too hard on Cassie's portrayal in the play?

"Totally Team Cassie here. What Lexi did was horrible, way worse than sleeping with your best friends ex. And Lexi's whole "I didn't do this to hurt you." is utter bulls**t," u/hailhailrocknyoga exclaimed.

"That statement doesn't give someone free reign to be cruel. The only reason people enjoyed the play is because Cassie was the only person to have her negative actions displayed. Everyone else was presented in a sympathetic light," u/Ok-Caregiver-1476 wrote,

"Kat's cam shows would have destroyed her. Maddy, sending an innocent man to jail would have destroyed her. Nate, beating a guy and blackmailing Jules would have destroyed him. Jules, sleeping around with older men and cheating on Rue, would wave destroyed her."